Toilet seat and hinge combination



June 15, 1942.

W. LONG TOILET SEAT AND HINGE COMBINATION Filed Jan. 16, 1941 LgrPatented June 1 6, i942 Tons-r sear on cor/mansion William Long, Waldo,Wis.

Application January 16, 1941, Serial No. 374,620

&- Claims.

This invention relates to toilet bowls, and has for its object toprovide means whereby perfect ventilation thereof may be had.

Another object of the invention is to provide means whereby bath roomsand the like may be ventilated through toilet bowls located therein.

Another object of the invention is to provide means for forced directventilation of toilet bowls.

Another object of the invention is to provide a forced draft through atoilet bowl and means whereby the foul air therein may be transferred tooutside atmosphere without entering the room in which the toilet islocated.

A further object of the invention is to provide Y automatically operatedmeans whereby a toilet bowl may be ventilated while being used.

A still further object of the invention is, to provide a ventilatinghinge for a toilet bowl seat.

Another object of the invention is to provide means whereby a toiletroom may be ventilated withoutthe necessity f having a window therein.

And a still further object of the invention is to provide a new form ofa durable and inexpensive hinge.

With the above and such other objects in view as may hereinafter morefully appear, I have invented the device shown in the accompanyingdrawing in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevational view of a toilet, embracing my invention;

Figure 2 is a top plan view thereof;

Figure 3 is a bottom plan view of the toilet seat;

Figure 4 is a section on line 4-t of Figure 2;

Figure 5 is a section on line 55 of Figure 3;

Figure 6 is a section on line 6-6 of Figure 3; and

Figure 7 is a view, similar. to Figure 4, the seat being in raisedposition.

Like reference characters indicate like parts throughout the followingspecification and in the several views in the drawing in which Iindicates a common toilet bowl having the usual rearwardly extendinglugs 2 and 3 to which is secured a tubular hinge pintle 4 by means ofL-bolts 5 and B. The tube 4 has end closure caps I and 8 which are heldsecured to said tube through the medium of the arms 9 and In of saidbolts 5 and t, which aims project through aligning bores in the caps andtube; Encircling .and pivotally mounted upon the tube 4 are a pair ofspaced apart band rings H and 12 which are provided with extensions,suitably shaped,,-hinge or hollow strap it. These hinge straps aremortised into the toilet seat it, their under surfaces H and i9 beingflush with the under surface as of said when the seat l6 is closed downupon the bowl.

The members l3 and M are each provided with wings 23 and it withscrew-openings 25 whereby the said strap may be secured by means ofscrews to the seat IS. The caps i and 8 seat against the members H andi2 and thus hold said members from sliding movement upon the tube a.

Centrally disposed on the tube i is a pipe coupling 26 the threadednipple 2? of which opens into said tube, through a bore 28 therein.Screwed to the nipple 21 is a foul ,air take off pipe 29 leading to acasing 30 of a suction fan 32, which draws air from the bowl 22 throughsaid above-described fixtures and forces the said air out through theoutlet pipe 33 leading to outside atmosphere. The fan 32 (the blades ofwhich may be formed of rubber to avoid noise) maybe driven by anelectric motor (not shown) or otherwise. The members H and ii; areprovided with openings 34 and 35 respectively which align with theopenings l5 of tube 5 when the seat 16 is in raised position, as whenthe bowl is used as a urinal only, thus permitting foul air tubes 43 andM, opening into tube A as at to be drawn off in this case also. Themembers H and 12 are provided with hinge lugs 36 and 3'! to which thehinges 38 and 39 of the toilet lid 4 are pivotally connected. Anelectric switch 4| is connected to the bowl I so as to be automaticallyoperated when a weight is seated upon the seat l6 sumciently heavy toforce the seat down to make contact with'and operate the switch. A wireconnection 42 connects the switch with the motor and fan casing 30.

Having now described my invention that which I claim to be new anddesire to procure by Let-= tersPatent is: V

1. In a device as described, a tubular pintle, caps closing each end ofthe pintle, tubular hinge members held in position on the pintle by saidcaps, tubular extensions from said hinge members embedded in a toiletseat and having their outer ends opening substantially over the waterseal of a toilet bowl and a common means for supporting said caps andholding the pintle against rotary movement.

2. The device as claimed in claim 1, said pintle having a plurality ofopenings under each hinge member with one of which said tubularextensionsare adapted to align in either vertical or horizontalposition.

- tubular hinge members held in position 3. The device as claimed inclaim 1, said pintle having a center outlet and take of! pipe connectedthereto. a

4. In a ventilating device, a tubular pintle, caps supporting andclosing each end 0'! the pintle, on the pintle by said caps, tubularextensions from said hinge members embedded in a toilet seat and havingtheir outer ends opening into a toilet bowl when the seati down, saidpintle having 0.

- gases through said 'aasasss 3 are adapted to align in either verticalor horizontal position, said pintle having a center outlet and a take onpipe connected therewithand a motor operated suction fan tor drawing oilpipe, said openings and said WILLIAM Lona.

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